China’s history is very long, we feel that China has a lot of wisdom that can be applied to solve problems of modern times. Westerners’ outlook comes from their own history, they do not understand many things.

Isn’t there a qualitative difference of epic proportions between east and west?

don’t know if it is unintentional wording or smthg else but the pasus translated above gives an impression that you value a lot chinese wisdom while looking down on west as “they do not understand many things”

sorry, that is what is written there

and when I think twice it does not seem to be unintentional as the oversimplifications that follow with references to Kong Zi and Cold War Mentality are also hypocritical when we know that chinese media is also often 不够中庸…neither is cold war thinking extinct in China…

I understood that the mission of this blog is to foster better understanding between China and West. To me, this post is doing just opposite from that as it exposes sinocentric and “victim mentality” stereotypes.

“gives an impression that you value a lot chinese wisdom while looking down on west”

Valuing Chinese wisdom – of course. Looking down on the West – at their media’s hypocrisy, yes. Point us to a post where we are “looking down on west.” Otherwise don’t try to misinterpret a phrase and ascribe everything to it.

“and when I think twice it does not seem to be unintentional as the oversimplifications that follow with references to Kong Zi and Cold War Mentality are also hypocritical when we know that chinese media is also often 不够中庸…neither is cold war thinking extinct in China…”

“we know” – actually, speak for yourself. Cite examples of Chinese media where you think is 不够中庸 before you throw hypocrisy around. Simply saying there’s “cold war thinking” in China concludes what? Are Chinese politicians tapping into those sentiments for their politics? Cite some evidence first.

“sinocentric and “victim mentality” stereotypes”

You seem like a newbie classic China basher. Do you know what gives? Riding on extremely weak stereotypes and using keywords like: “victim mentality” etc.. On victim-hood, we have explained that many times in the past. Here is a comment by raffiaflower in an earlier post:

Rather than compare China with Spain, Mexico, Vietnam, etc, it might be more apt to compare China 1842/1945 with World War II between the great powers of Europe. They were “civilisational crises”; both necessitated re-invention. In the case of the West, it had to ditch imperialism and nationalism that had put Germany into conflict with France and mainly Great Britain. The old powers adopted liberal democracy and forged closer fraternal bonds.

China’s century of humilation similarly laid bare the inadequacies of the 5000-year civilisation it had been so proud of. Against tremendous odds, it has re-invented itself and continues to do so. The Western world commemorates World War II every year, pledging “never again”. Why shouldn’t China remember its greatest hours of peril as the starting point of its modern nationhood?

I quoted your pasus where you look down on west. My opinion is that you should be aware of the presence of cold war mentality and fired-up journalism in China before you start offering some insights and generalizations about China, China and West or whatever…. If you are not aware of these by now – I have no time for this… start with google or baidu.

And before I am gone, yes, China can and should remember its “greatest hours of perils”. But those that think they speak for China today should avoid misleading generalizations about the Big Bad West harassing Innocently Wise Confucian with Ballanced Ethical Media China. That is “victim mentality” and it tells volumes about the innability to do some objective self-assessment and take the world for what it is.

今天第一次拜访这个博客。看了几篇文章，写得很不错，发人深省。
“Allen 是哈佛大学毕业的. 我是从麻省理工学院毕业的. 我们俩之间一为是律师,一为是功工程经理. 一为是台湾出生, 一为是福建出生. 我们很小就移民到美国.”
如果改为“我们俩其中一个是律师,另一个是工程经理. 一为台湾出生, 一为福建出生. 我们很小就移民到美国.”会更好一点。
BTW, My major was law in university. I am an in-house counsel. It makes me wonder if I can get advice about leaning English for law from Allen some day. 🙂